Cherry Hill Pie Crust and Pie Recipes

A couple of years ago I went to a Homemaking demonstration where a lady from Cherry Hill Pie Pantry taught us how to make pies, I have used her crust with no fail ever since:

6 cups unbleached flour )Golden West brand preferred
3 cups butter flavored Crisco
3 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups  cold water

Mix flour, shortening and salt with fingers until it resembles a crumb mixture.  Add cold water. Work with your hands into a smooth ball.
Bake pies at 375 degrees for one hour or until pie shakes loose.
Bake shells at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 min

This makes 5 two-crust pies and some shells
Can brush milk over pie crust and sprinkle on sugar for shiny finish, do that before baking.

*NOTE  for one pie I do the following:
2 cups flour
1 cup crisco shortening
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup water

for two crust pie, can seal crust by dabbing fingers in water to bottom crust before putting on top crust.

Basic Cream Pie Filling
makes enough for 2 pies
5 cups milk
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 - 3 oz pkg of Jello brand pudding (NOT the instant kind)
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp lemon (if making any kind of pie except chocolate

Mix all ingredients together in your pan.  Cook on high until it is almost to a boil.  Reduce your heat to medium and take off when it has started to boil again.

Razzleberry Pie
Bring 4 3/4 cups water and 3 1/3 cups sugar to a boil.  Add one (1-lb) package of Flavorland brand Marion Blackberries to the syrup.  Bring to a boil again. 
Thicken with three rounding 1/3 cups of Red Berry Pie Tone diluted with 1 cup water- OR- three rounding 1/3 cups corn starch.  This mixture will be quite thick.
Remove from stove.  Put in one (1-lb) package boysenberries and one (12 oz) package frozen red raspberries.  Fold berries in gently
and let cool. 
Makes five 9 inch pies

Blueberry Pie
Bring 4 3/4 cups water and 3 1/3 cups sugar to a boil.  Add one (1 lb) package of blueberries and bring to a boil again.  
Thicken with three rounding 1/3 cps of Red Berry Pie Tone diluted with one cup water - OR - three rounding 1/3 cups corn starch. 
This mixture will be quite thick.
Remove from the stove.  Fold in two more 1 lb package of blueberries and let cool
Makes five 9 in pies.

Boysenberry Pie
Bring 1 1/2 cups water and 1 cups sugar to a boil
Add 1/3 cup Red Berry Pie Tone diluted with 1/2 cup water OR one rounding 1/3 cup corn starch.
Remove from the stove and add one (1 lb ) package of boysenberries
Makes enough for one 9 in pie and a turnover

Red Berry Tone is available at kitchen Kneads

And for the nourishing of our souls:

while cleaning in my room I came across some sayings I will share them with you:
* The sooner we face a problem, the sooner we can turn our back on it!

*Spread kindness as you go along because life is a one-way street and you're not coming back!

*Most of us are inclined to measure our achievement by what others haven't done.

*Do something every day to make people happy, even if it is only to leave them alone!
And here is a song to go with my theme: listen here I like this song sung by Garth Brooks but couldnt find his version, so this one works, just fast forward til he starts singing! If tomorrow never comes!